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Culture/People:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)  Search this
Collector:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Previous owner:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Seller:
George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945  Search this
Object Name:
Firestarting set
Media/Materials:
Caribou hide/skin, cedar bark, steel, flint, quartz
Techniques:
Shredded
Object Type:
Tools and Equipment (General)
Place:
Skeena River; North Coast Regional District (Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District), Kitimat-Stikine Regional D; British Columbia; Canada
Collection History:
Collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) in 1910; purchased by George Heye from George T. Emmons in 1910.
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Catalog Number:
2/6989
Barcode:
026989.000
See related items:
Gitxsan (Gitksan)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec5c38d4-527b-47be-8520-3aa16646de60
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28376